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Tasmania proved too strong for the Victorian Snooker and Billiards team, winning the 40^th. Anniversary Andrews/Atkins Shield in Burnie over the weekend. Tasmania won 7-4 to claim the Shield for the sixth time in the events 40 year history.

Tasmania led 2-1, after the first session, on Friday night, with Hobart’s Steve Carroll (Tas. No. 4 snooker) beating Brendan Taylor and Luke Webb also from Hobart beat John McKay at number 2 billiards. Brian Cole, (NW) lost number 3 snooker to Victoria’s Charlie Chafe.

Saturday’s morning session saw Tasmania extend its lead to 5-3, with wins to Launceston’s Graeme Pickett (No 3 billiards), over Ian Dale, and Hobart’s Anthony Adams, (no 5 snooker) over Dale MacKay 4-2, followed by North West’s Callan Bissett (No. 6 snooker), beating veteran Victorian player Harry Andrews 4-0.

Victoria won the Women’s snooker match, Anna Lynch beating South’s Tracey Baylis, 4-3 in a match that could have gone either way. Victoria also won the junior snooker match with 17 year old Ryan Thomerson scoring a tight 4-2 win over 15 year old Cale Barrett from Penguin.

The final session on Saturday night saw Victoria fight back to 4-5 with number 2 snooker player David Cosgriff winning 4-0 against Launceston’s Peter Donati, however Northern Billiard Champion David Bates turned on his class to make a 179 break, the highest billiard break in the history of the tournament, accounting for Victorian captain Ron Cole, to clinch Tasmania’s victory.

Tasmanian Billiards, and Snooker, Champion, South’s Les Higgins, (No. 1 snooker), and State captain made it 7-4, winning a tight match, 4-2, against Daryl Tippett.

David Bates won the John McKay medal for best player over the weekend.

The highest snooker break was a 63 break to Victorian David Cosgriff.

The 2010/2011 Billiards Roster (400 up from handicap)

The Final Five, went down to the last frame between Works teams, Blue and Black, the Black team held on for a 2-2 draw, gaining 3 points and held fourth spot over Gold, 56 and The Flaming Devils 55. Terry Adams overcame Ethan Brown by 6 points and Bruce Lockley won for Black. Hans Georgieff winning by just 3 points, and Michael Leslie were Blue’s winners. Had Black of lost 1-3 they would have finished on 55 and out of the five.

The Devils went into their match in fourth place, however a 1-3 loss to Works Navy ended their season. Alan Legg, Phil Page and Ben Conrades won for Navy, Josh Rainbow was the Devils only winner.

Works Green were the big improvers, beating second placed Raiders 3-1, however other results didn’t go their way and they finished 7^th  on 53 points. For Green, Glen Johansen, Dean Wilson and George Zammit were winners, Alan Armitage won for the Raiders.

Works Gold, who won last week against the Minor premiers RSL White, just missed out on another win when Red’s Phil Rowbottom held on to win his match against Gold’s Rolf Stevenson, by just two points. The 2-2 draw left Gold in fifth spot, 1 point clear of The Flaming Devils. Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott and John Stevenson scored for Gold, Rowbottom and Steve Andjelkovic won for Red.

Exeter Social Club, finished their season off with a 3-1 win over minor Premiers RSL White, however it couldent prevent them collecting the wooden spoon. Derek Peart, Rex Swain and Chris Reid, score for Exeter, Adrian White was RSL’s only winner.

Ladder at the end of the home and away season:  

Team                                   Points                  wins       draws    losses                   for          against     %

RSL White                             62                        8             6             4                            40           32           55.55

Works Raiders                     59                        6             7             5                            40           32           55.55

Works Blue                           57                        6             8             4                            37           33           52.85

Works Black                         57                        5             9             4                            38           34           52.77

Works Gold                          56                        6             7             5                            37           35           51.38

Flaming Devils                    55                        6             6             6                            37           35           51.38

Works Green                       53                        6             7             5                            35           36           49.29

Works Navy                         50                        5             6             7                            34           38           47.22

Works Red                          45                        4             6             8                            31           41           43.05

Exeter Social Club             43                        4             6             8                            29           42           40.85

Leading Players:  RSL White’s  Dennis Collins has won the most consistent player award, winning 11 frames from 16 played, (68.75%) from Raiders Keith Coomber, 9 from 14 (64.28%) followed by John Fraser and Bruce Lockley10 from 16, Ben Conrades 8 from 13, Heath Rainbow 11 from 18, Lionel Young  7 from 12, Dean Wilson and David Bates  10 from 17, Harley Stebbings 8 from 14.

Last weeks best breaks:  Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott 37, Adrian White 30, Terry Adams 29, Andrew Saltmarsh 27, John Fraser 25, Wayne Purdon 23, RexSwain 21, Derek Peart 20, Barry Glover 20.

This weeks games:

Elimi       Elimination Final, Wednesday, at the Works Club, Works Black v Works Gold.

Qualifying Final, Thursday at the Works Club, Works Raiders v Works Blue.

RSL White has a bye and will meet the winner of the qualifying final At Launceston RSL next Wednesday night.

Last Week’s Results:

Works Navy 3 defeated The Flaming Devils 1, Phil Page (285) defeated Andrew Rainbow (275), Ben Conrades (300) defeated Debbi Rainbow (320), Ray Skinner (275) lost to Josh Rainbow (295), Alan legg (295) defeated Heath Rainbow (260).

Works Green 3 defeated Works Raiders 1, Glen Johansen (260) defeated Harley Stebbings (200), Dean Wilson (240) defeated Lionel Young (200), George Zammit (265) defeated Barry Glover (245), Lee Morcom (250) lost to Alan Armitage (245).

Works Black 2 drew with Works Blue 2, Terry Adams (175) defeated Ethan Brown (275) by 6 points, Andrew Saltmarsh (225) lost to Micheal Leslie (240), Bruce Lockley (190) defeated Graeme Pickett (-105), Scott Kopriva (290) lost to Hans Georgieff (265) by just 3 points.

Exeter Social Club 3 defeated Launceston RSL White 1, Adam Bindoff (290) lost to Adrian White (175), Derek Peart (280) defeated Greg Williams (280), Rex Swain (195) defeated Wayne Purdon (240) Chris Reid (275) defeated Dennis Collins (280).

Works Gold 2 drew with Works Red 2, John Fraser (180) lost to Steve Andjelkovic (275), Gary Bjarnoe-Elliott (185) defeated Bob Cain (295), John Stevenson (265) defeated Peter Seaman (305), Rolf Stevenson (265) lost to Phil Rowbottom (300), by just 2 points.                             

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